Cruz, who criticized the Trump administration for not doing enough to help Puerto Rico in the wake of the hurricane, shared the photo one day after the study's release.

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The Journal found that as many as 5,740 more people died as a result of the hurricane and that 4,645 more people died in the last months of 2017 compared to the same period of time from the year before.

Cruz has a history of using clothing to make political statements. She wore a shirt displaying the phrase “help us, we are dying” during a CNN interview after the storm.

Trump was heavily criticized for his administration’s response to Hurricane Maria. Numerous critics said officials failed to act as urgently in their efforts benefitting the U.S. territory as they did for mainland areas affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma last year.